Giant Anacondas in America

I've just done quite a bit of research trying to find anything on anacondas on the loose in Florida. This is a big concern to me since my mom and sister live down there (close to the Everglades). I was not able to find anything on anacondas in Florida. I was however able to find several articles about very large burmese pythons set loose in the Everglades. This however like someone else mentioned is due to the fact that people are getting them as pets then setting them lose (which is against the law). But as far as getting 62' anacondas loose in Florida I wasn't able to find anything to support this. Sounds like this may be an urband myth that shows up on snopes sometime soon. I really don't think we have anything to worry about here.

Ewww glad I don't live over there with anacondas on the loose! Do you remember that film Anaconda? Gave me the frights for weeks, I hate snakes at the best of times. I thought that was amazing swallowing an alligator, bet he had indigestion after that, all those teeth rattling around inside him. You only hear of these creatures in scifi and horror films, not real life, nightmare stuff, try to sleep safe tonight!

I hope they don't come to my part of Florida. I am scared of snakes myself. Although I have seen them plenty of times living here.

I imagine anacondas were introduced by some negligent exotic animal owner who let it escape. That is how many of the exotic animals get a start in other countries these days. Some people like to own unusual and dangerous animals. They may also be in zoos. I don't go to the reptile house at the zoo. I'm too squeamish. And I certainly wouldn't want to meet any snake in my yard. [I live in a metropolitan area and there aren't many snakes here.] I imagine parts of our south would appeal to these snakes.

There aren't any really big Giant Anaconda's left in the wild, even in the Amazon basin there are no longer any big snakes and are purely legends now. I did though hear a story about a python in the UK. A woman took her pet to the vet to have a check up as she thought something was wrong. She told the vet that it had started to stretch itself out into its full length, rather than coiling around her. The vet put it down as he figured the snake was measuring whether it could swallow its owner

here in the philippines their is a news about a snake that was so huge,hmmm..i think as large as a trunk of a mahogany,it is not anaconda,according to the snake owner the snake became that huge because of its abnormality in eating,they feed live pigs,dogs,goat..its horrible!

OMG, I hate worms and snakes , When I have nightmares they are so often about snakes , If they are ever found here in Scotland I will be emigrating lol , It is just so nice to be chatting with you again pal , I have missed all of you , Take care xx

I sure hope they don't come my way!! I will freak. I hate snakes.

OMG, I'm terrified of snakes so I sure hope they never come to Pennsylvania! I heard on some show quite some time ago that Anacondas are the most dangerous creature in the jungle because they're very fast and they kill more people than any other animal. They suffocate their victims very slowly then eat them, sometimes while they're still alive. This is SOOOOOO scary! Annie

That's scary, so Ohio is not immune? Actually I am not afraid of all snakes, just the poisonous ones and the ones that eat dogs...

Here's the story. Right now in the Everglades there is a large population of I believe bermese pythons. They grow up to 16' in lenghth so don't worry about giant anacondas 62' feat long taking over the us.The most probable reason for the snakes in the Everglades is because of people releasing their pet snakes. Studies show that it is possible for these pythons to survive as far north as Virginia but they cannot say if they will ever go that far, although they can travel upwards of 20 miles per month, especially the males trying to find a female. People that study these animals say they might never leave florida because they might not be able to find foods they need or whatnot. They just say that in studies around the world these snakes have been found in areas that get as cold as Virginia does in the winter. As for the Florida wildlife it is a big concern. These snakes can lay 100+ eggs. So they multiply quickly. The babies are about 18 inches long, so they are still pretty big for a snake. Adults eat large prey like gators, dear and the near extinct Florida panther. So this is something that is trying to be prevented but I'm not sure what kind of success they will have. Although a large female can take down a largeman, don't worry too much. There are very few incidents of this. The main concern isn't that people will be attacked by these snakes, maybe your pet dog or cat, but as for humans we don't have much to fear. Our main concern should be for the florida wildlife that is already is already on the endagered wildlife list..